UNION COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION 310 College Street Jay Stancil - Director CPO Box D-22 ([email protected]) Barbourville, KY 40906 Gene Renfro - Assistant Phone: (606) 546-1292 ([email protected]) Fax: (606) 546-1217 www.ucbulldogs.com [email protected] Game Facts Date: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at 1:30 pm Site: Montgomery, W.Va. The Series: Series tied at 1-1 Last meeting: Union won 50-13 on Nov. 3, 2007, in Georgetown Coaches: Tommy Reid (26-47 overall, 26- 47 at UC); Scott Tinsley (0-4 overall, 0-4 at West Virginia Tech) vs. UC Head-To-Head WVT 4-0 Overall Record 0-4 UC Bulldogs W.Va. Tech 1-0 Conference Record 0-2 (4-0, 1-0 MSC East) (0-4, 0-2 MSC East) 16 NAIA Poll NR Looking to Take the Series Lead Current Home Win Streak: 3 games The Bulldogs head into this week’s matchup Current Win Streak vs. Ranked Opp.: 3 UC 2008 Statistics WVT with West Virginia Tech with the series tied at games 705 Rushing Yardage 470 a game apiece. Both teams having won on their 814 Passing Yardage 1152 own home fi elds. More on Streaking 1519 Total Offense 1622 In 2006, Union came up a yard short of tying Union is currently enjoying a 6-game win 30.0 Points Per Game 28.0 and possibly winning the game as the Bears streak, dating back to the 2007 season. In fact, 481 Rushing Defense 1073 held on for the 43-37 decision. Last year, Union the Bulldogs have won 8 of its last 10 contests. 694 Passing Defense 706 racked up nearly 550 yards passing en route to The last time Union collected 6 wins in a row 1175 Total Defense 1779 the 50-13 decision. came during the 1995 campaign when it posted 22.5 Points Allowed Per Game 49.5 a 6-game win streak. Ironically, 1995 was the 25.5 Punting Average 29.4 Union vs. West Virginia Tech last time Union recorded a winning record. 2/1 Fumbles/Lost 6-4 2006: West Virginia Tech 43, Union 37 However, the longest winning streak 4 Interceptions 11 2007: Union 50, West Virginia Tech 13 in program history is 7 games, which was 29-244 Penalties/Yards 25-257 accomplished twice. The fi rst time came in Union (4-0, 1-0 MSC East) Bulldogs Not Fared Well in W.Va. 1933-34. Union won the fi nal 4 games of S6 at Lambuth W 27-21 Union doesn’t have a very good track record the 1933 season and the fi rst 3 of the 1934 S13 Malone (24) W 35-28 against teams from West Virginia, posting a campaign. During those 2 seasons, Union S20 at Faulkner W 23-13 2-7 all-time record. Also, the Bulldogs are posted a combined 9-1-3 record and went S27 Georgetown (18)* W 35-28 just 1-4 in games played in West Virginia. The undefeated in 1934 at 5-0-2. The last time O4 at West Virginia Tech* 1:30 pm lone victory came in 1995 when the Bulldogs occurred when Union won its fi nal 4 games O11 Cumberlands* 1:30 pm defeated West Virginia State 36-12. (By the way, in 1992 and the fi rst 3 contests in 1993. O18 Pikeville* 1:30 pm the 1995 season marked that last time Union Union went a combined 13-7 during those 2 O23 at Shorter 7 pm had a winning season.) seasons, winning a share of the 1992 MSC N1 at UVa-Wise* 1:30 pm Team Record Vs. championship. N8 Campbellsville* 1:30 pm Concord 0-3 N15 Belhaven 1:30 pm West Virginia State 1-1 Moving On Up ... In the Polls *-MSC East game; NAIA ranking in () West Virginia Tech 1-1 For the third week in a row, Union is West Virginia Tech (0-4, 0-2 MSC East) West Virginia Wesleyan 0-2 ranked in the NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches’ A30 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 13-51 Poll, moving up 4 spots to No. 12 this week. S6 at Urbana L 19-28 Uncharted Terrority The Bulldogs garnered 226 total points in S20 at UVa-Wise* L 33-62 Union is now treading unchartered waters the voting, 14 more than No. 13 UVa-Wise S27 Campbellsville* L 47-57 as it is 4-0 for the fi rst time in program history. - making Union the highest-ranked team from O4 Union* 1:30 pm A win Saturday at WV Tech would not only the MSC. O11 at Belhaven 2:30 pm put Union at 5-0, but would also match the This is the highest Union has been ranked O18 at Bethel 1:30 pm program’s longest winning streak at 7 games. since ending the 1995 season ranked 16th. O25 Cumberlands (Ky.)* 1:30 pm Here is a list of the current streaks for the When Union cracked the Top 25 on Sept. N1 at Faulkner 2:30 pm Bulldogs: 15 by coming in 18th, it marked the fi rst N8 Pikeville* 2:30 pm Current Win Streak: 6 games appearance in the polls by a Bulldog football N15 at Georgetown* 1:30 pm Current Road Win Streak: 3 games squad since the 1996 Preseason Poll. Union *-MSC East game www.ucbulldogs.com 1 2008 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES then moved up to No. 16 in the Sept. 22 Top 25 Poll. 2008 Mid-South Conference Standings & Stats Clock management - Bulldog style East Division During the fi rst 3 games of the season, Union Conference Overall has won the time-management battle, holding W-L Pct. W-L Pct. the ball for over 34 minutes twice and for nearly Union College 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 32 minutes in the 23-13 win at Faulkner (Ala.) UVa-Wise 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 on Sept. 20. Campbellsville University 1-0 1.000 1-3 .250 In the 27-21 at Lambuth, Union had the ball University of the Cumberlands 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 for 34 minutes and 5 seconds. Against Malone, Pikeville College 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 the Bulldogs topped that with a 34:21 time of Georgetown College 0-1 .000 1-2 .333 possession. West Virginia Tech 0-2 .000 0-4 .000 However, against Malone, Union only had possession for 12:15 in the fi rst half. West Division The Bulldogs took over in the third quarter, Conference Overall controlling the ball for 12:57 in the period W-L Pct. W-L Pct. alone. Union held the ball for 22:06 in the Shorter College 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 second half and allowed Malone to get off a Bethel College 1-0 1.000 1-3 .333 total of 18 offensive plays. Lambuth University 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 Against Georgetown, Union did not Cumberland University 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 fi nish with the lead in time of possession as Belhaven College 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 Georgetown held the ball for 31:20. However, Faulkner University 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 the Tigers had the ball for 18:18 in the fi rst half - and 11:11 in the fi rst quarter alone, but the Last Week’s Results This Week’s Schedule Bulldogs ate up the clock in the second half by * Campbellsville def. West Virginia Tech, 57-47 * Faulkner @ Belhaven, 1:30 pm hanging on to the ball for 16:58. Lambuth def. UVa-Wise, 51-20 * Pikeville @ Cumberlands (Ky.), 1:30 pm On the season, Union is averaging 32:08 in time of possession. Cumberlands (Ky.) def. Cumberland (Tenn.), 52-37 * Union @ West Virginia Tech, 1:30 pm * Shorter def. Faulkner, 42-0 * UVa-Wise @ Georgetown, 1:30 pm Making Second-Half Adjustments * Union def. Georgetown, 35-28 Shorter @ Campbellsville, 2 pm Union owns the third quarter this season, Pikeville def. Kentucky Christian, 20-14 (OT) * Bethel @ Cumberland (Tenn.), 3:30 pm outscoring its opponents 34-0. The Bulldogs * Bethel def. Belhaven, 31-21 hold a slight edge in the fi rst half, outscoring *-MSC divisional game; All times are Eastern. opponents 38-35 in the fi rst and 31-28 in the *-MSC divisional game. second for an overall fi rst-half edge of 69-63. However, Union has yet to surrender a point in the third quarter. A big reason for this is due to the fact that the Bulldogs average MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 9:07 in time of possession in the third quarter. Campbellsville University’s Greg Fountain, Union College’s Marekus Smith and Lambuth University’s Ryan Nanney have been named Mid-South Conference Football Players of the Week, the conference announced on Sunday. TRANSLATION: Opponents can’t score if they don’t have the ball. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Opponents do hold the advantage in the Fountain rushed for 255 yards and fi ve touchdowns to earn MSC Offensive Player of the Week. The Owensboro, Ky., fourth quarter, outscoring Union 27-17. Yet, senior running back set a program record with 40 rushes as he helped the Tigers to a 57-47 win over West Virginia Union has owned at least a 7-point lead going University Institute of Technology. Campbellsville is 1-3 overall and tied atop the West Division at 1-0. into the fourth quarter. Versus Lambuth, the DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK score was 24-7 (27-21 fi nal), Union led 35-28 Smith, a native of Lithonia, Ga., recorded eight tackles -- six solo -- and had a sack to earn Mid-South Defensive Player heading into the fourth against Malone (that of the Week.